Cupcake Shot Glass Method and System

ABSTRACT

A cupcake shot glass system comprising: a shot glass; a connector affixed to a bottom surface of the shot glass; and a bake cup liner affixable to the connector. A method of individualizing a cup cake shot glass system. The method comprises: choosing a size; choosing a theme; choosing a flavor; choosing a topping; and choosing a liquid medium. Also, a method also relates to a method of individualizing a cup cake shot glass system comprising: choosing a theme and size for the cupcake shot glass system; choosing a syrup; and choosing sprinkles, whipped cream and club soda.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This method and system relates generally to novelty drinks, and moreparticularly to a method and system for providing a novelty drink with acupcake appearance.

BACKGROUND

Decorative beverages systems are currently experiencing popularity amongconsumers. One such decorative beverage system is a cupcake shot glasssystem. The cupcake shot glass presents a drink in a shot glass thatlooks similar to an actual cupcake. Consumers have used these cupcakeshot glass systems for weddings; holidays such as Christmas, New Years,Valentine's Day, Halloween, birthdays, bachelor and bacheloretteparties, graduation, and while watching or attending sporting events.

Current cupcake shot glass systems have some drawbacks. The shot glassis made of glass, and may break during shipping, transportation or use.Also, when multiple shot glasses are being shipped, or otherwisetransported, the cumulative weight of the glass shot glasses increaseshipping costs. Also, current cupcake shot glass systems use an adhesiveor mounting square that are first installed on a bake cup liner, thenthe bake cup liner with the adhesive or mounting square is attached to ashot glass. Installing the adhesive or mounting square on a bake cupliner is labor intensive and increases the cost of current cupcake shotglass systems. Additionally, the adhesive or mounting square may havedifficulty staying attached to the bake cup liner material overprolonged periods of time due to the relatively porous materialcomprising the bake cup liner. Current cupcake shot glass systems useshot glasses that are about 2.5 ounces. If alcohol is used in thecupcake shot glass, more than 1.5 ounces may be placed into the shotglass, which may run afoul of local liquor regulations which requirealcoholic beverages sold or consumed in public to contain no more than1.5 ounces of liquor.

Accordingly there is a need for a cupcake shot glass system thatovercomes these and other disadvantages.

SUMMARY

The disclosed apparatus relates to a cupcake shot glass systemcomprising: a shot glass; a connector affixed to a bottom surface of theshot glass; and a bake cup liner affixable to the connector.

The disclosed method relates to a method of individualizing a cup cakeshot glass system. The method comprises: choosing a theme; choosing asize; choosing a flavor; choosing a topping; and choosing a liquidmedium.

The disclosed method also relates to a method of individualizing a cupcake shot glass system comprising: choosing a theme and size for thecupcake shot glass system; choosing a syrup; and choosing sprinkles,whipped cream and club soda.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present disclosure will be better understood by those skilled in thepertinent art by referencing the accompanying drawings, where likeelements are numbered alike in the several figures, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front view of one embodiment of a disclosed cupcake shotglass novelty beverage;

FIG. 2 is a front view of a shot glass with a connector on its bottomsurface;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating one embodiment of a disclosedmethod; and

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating another method of a disclosedmethod.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 is a front view of one embodiment of the cupcake shot glasssystem 10. The cupcake shot glass system comprises a shot glass 14located within a bake cup liner 18. A connector 22 couples the bake cupliner 18 to a bottom surface 16 of the shot glass 14. The shot glass maybe made from any number of materials that are lighter than glass, butless prone to breakage than glass. Such materials include, but are notlimited to: plastics; clear acrylic; Lexan; polycarbonate; acrylic;plexiglass; and PETG. The connector 22 should be affixable to the shotglass 14 and able to provide a surface for the bake cup liner 18 toadhere too. A potable liquid 17 may be placed in the shot glass 14. Thepotable liquid may be any of numerous delicious drinks, including, butnot limited to, individually and in combination with one or more:flavored syrups, alcohol, liquor, liqueur, club soda, water, flavoredsoda, fruit juice, and vegetable juice. A whipped topping 19 may beplaced on the liquid in the shot glass 14. The topping 19 may be any ofa number of delicious edible toppings, including, but not limited to:non-dairy whipped topping, whipped cream, and pudding. The whippedtopping 19 may be topped with edible bits 20. The edible bits 20 may beany of a number of items, including, but not limited to: sprinkles,candied sprinkles, sugar sprinkles, nuts, coconut shavings, candies.Thus, when completed, the cup cake shot glass system 10 provides a fundrink that looks like a cupcake.

Referring now to FIG. 2, a front view of the shot glass 14 with theconnector 22 affixed to the bottom surface 16 of the shot glass 14 isshown. The connector may be, but not limited to: two sided tape,mounting square, glue dot, tack and stick type reusable adhesive, glue,rubber cement, and epoxy. The connector 22 may have some sort ofremovable material 26, such as a film, which when removed, allows one toaffix the bake cup liner 18 to the shot glass 14. Additionally, the shotglass 14 may be about 2 ounces in size. In another embodiment, the shotglass 14 may be about 5 ounces in size. The 2 ounce version helps insurethat no more than 1.5 ounces of liquor is served in one shot glass 14.The 5 ounce version provides for a version of the cupcake shot glasssystem that more readily allows for sipping of the drink, instead ofdrinking in one swallow, like shot drinks are often consumed.

FIG. 3 illustrates one disclosed method of creating an individualizedcupcake shot glass system. Act 40 is choosing a size for the cupcakeshot glass system. The sizes include, but are not limited to, a shotglass size of about 2 ounces, and a shot glass size of about 5 ounces.Act 42 is choosing a theme for the cupcake shot glass system. The themesinclude, but are not limited to: autumn pumpkins, holiday holly,snowflake, snowman, new year's celebration, Mardi Gras, sweetheart,shamrock, all occasion, floral, summertime, bridal shower, ladies'night, congratulations, golden, silver, wedding, anniversary,graduation, rubber ducky, patriotic stars, patriotic, wedding doves,smiley face, football, baseball, soccer, pastel, and Halloween. Act 44is choosing a flavor for the cupcake shot glass system. Choosing aflavor may comprise the act of choosing a particular type or types ofsyrup, liquor, or liqueur to flavor the cupcake shot glass drink. Thesyrups to choose from include, but are not limited to: vanilla flavored,cranberry flavored, watermelon flavored, cherry flavored, strawberryflavored, Granny Smith apple flavored, per bottle or by a plurality ofbottles, and variety pack. Act 46 is choosing a topping for the cupcakeshot glass system. Choosing a topping may comprise the acts of choosingsprinkles and choosing a whipped cream. The types of sprinkles to choosefrom may include, but are not limited to: nonpareils, rainbow colored,red, green, white, chocolate, red sugar, orange sugar, black sugar, darkgreen sugar, patriotic mix (red/white/blue), and blue sugar. The typesof whipped cream to choose from may include, but are not limited to:vanilla whipped topping, strawberry whipped topping, chocolate whippedtopping, mocha whipped topping. Additionally, the user may use whippedcream from a Wilton® dessert whipper pro device. Act 50 is choosing aliquid medium for the cupcake shot glass system. Act 50 may comprisechoosing a type of water, choosing a type of alcoholic liquid, andchoosing a type of club soda. The types of club soda to choose frominclude, but are not limited to: one liter bottle of club soda and one10 oz. bottle of club soda.

FIG. 4 illustrates another disclosed method. Act 70 is affixing aconnector to a shot glass bottom. Act 80 is affixing a bake cup liner tothe shot glass bottom via the connector. The connector may be, but notlimited to, one of the following: two sided tape, mounting square, gluedot, tack and stick type reusable adhesive, glue, rubber cement, andepoxy.

The disclosed cupcake shot glass method and system provides less laborintensive means of affixing a bake cup liner to a shot glass bottom.Additionally, the shot glass should be able to remain affixed to theconnector for a longer period of time than a connector would remainaffixed to a paper bake cup liner. Additionally, the about 2 ounce sizedshot glass allows one to more easily keep the amount of alcohol in acupcake shot to no more than 1.5 ounces. The about 5 ounce shot glassallows one to more readily sip at the cupcake shot glass drink. Themethod of choosing the theme, size, syrup, liquor, or liqueur,sprinkles, whipped cream and club soda gives much more variety to theconsumer, as opposed to merely purchasing pre-packaged cupcake shotglass systems.

It should also be noted that the terms “first”, “second”, and “third”,and the like may be used herein to modify elements performing similarand/or analogous functions. These modifiers do not imply a spatial,sequential, or hierarchical order to the modified elements unlessspecifically stated.

While the disclosure has been described with reference to severalembodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art thatvarious changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted forelements thereof without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Inaddition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situationor material to the teachings of the disclosure without departing fromthe essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that thedisclosure not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed as thebest mode contemplated for carrying out this disclosure, but that thedisclosure will include all embodiments falling within the scope of theappended claims

1. A cupcake shot glass system comprising: a shot glass; a connectoraffixed to a bottom surface of the shot glass; and a bake cup lineraffixable to the connector.
 2. The cupcake shot glass system of claim 1,further comprising: a liquid located in the shot glass; and a whippedtopping located on the liquid.
 3. The cupcake shot glass system of claim2, further comprising: edible bits located on the whipped topping. 4.The cupcake shot glass system of claim 1, wherein the shot glass is anon-glass material.
 5. The cupcake shot glass system of claim 1, whereinthe non-glass material is selected from the group consisting ofplastics; clear acrylic; Lexan; polycarbonate; acrylic; plexiglass; andPETG.
 6. The cupcake shot glass system of claim 1, wherein the connectoris a connector selected from the group consisting of two sided tape,mounting square, glue dot, tack and stick type reusable adhesive, glue,rubber cement, and epoxy.
 7. The cupcake shot glass system of claim 1,wherein the size of the shot glass is about 2 ounces.
 8. The cupcakeshot glass system of claim 1, wherein the size of the shot glass isabout 5 ounces.
 9. A method of individualizing a cup cake shot glasssystem comprising: choosing a size; choosing a theme; choosing a flavor;choosing a topping; and choosing a liquid medium.
 10. The method ofclaim 9, wherein the theme is selected from the group consisting ofautumn pumpkins, holiday holly, snowflake, snowman, new year'scelebration, Mardi Gras, sweetheart, shamrock, all occasion, floral,summertime, bridal shower, ladies' night, congratulations, golden,silver, wedding, anniversary, graduation, rubber ducky, patriotic stars,patriotic, wedding doves, smiley face, football, baseball, soccer,pastel, and Halloween.
 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the choosing aflavor comprises choosing a syrup.
 12. The method of claim 11, whereinthe syrup is selected from the group consisting of vanilla flavored,cranberry flavored, watermelon flavored, cherry flavored, strawberryflavored, Granny Smith apple flavored, per bottle or by a plurality ofbottles, and variety pack.
 13. The method of claim 9, wherein the sizeis selected from the group consisting of shot glasses of about 2 ouncesand shot glasses of about 5 ounces.
 14. The method of claim 9, whereinthe choosing a topping comprises: choosing sprinkles; and choosingwhipped cream.
 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the sprinkles areselected from the group consisting of candied sprinkles, sugarsprinkles, nonpareils, rainbow colored, red, green, white, chocolate,red sugar, orange sugar, black sugar, dark green sugar, patriotic mix,and blue sugar.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the whipped cream isselected from the group consisting of vanilla whipped topping,strawberry whipped topping, chocolate whipped topping, mocha whippedtopping, and Wilton® dessert whipper pro.
 17. The method of claim 9,wherein the choosing a liquid medium comprises choosing a club soda. 18.The method of claim 17, wherein the club soda is selected from the groupconsisting of one liter bottle of club soda and one 10 oz. bottle ofclub soda.
 19. A method of individualizing a cup cake shot glass systemcomprising: choosing a theme and size for the cupcake shot glass system;choosing a syrup; and choosing sprinkles, whipped cream and club soda.